Conte is back and crucial Manchester derby – Premier League talking points
Liverpool face a tough trip to West Ham, while leaders Chelsea host Burnley.
New faces and old rivalries will be to the fore as the Premier League’s latest round of fixtures unfolds this weekend.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the talking points and the men at the centre of them.
You can Conte on me
New Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte will renew his acquaintance with the Premier League when he sends his side out at Everton on Sunday. The Italian, who presided over an eventful 3-2 Europa Conference League victory over Vitesse Arnhem on Thursday evening in his first game in charge, has insisted he will need time to restore the club’s fortunes. However, having guided Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan to league titles, he will be confident of making his mark, starting with a trip to Goodison Park to face hosts who have lost their last three games.
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Irresistible force meets immovable object
Two of the Premier League’s in-form sides go head-to-head at the London Stadium on Sunday when West Ham entertain Liverpool. The Hammers, who were only denied victory in David Moyes’ 1,000th game as a manager on Thursday evening by substitute Tomas Soucek’s late own goal, had won their previous five in all competitions and have lost only twice all season. The Reds, who head into the weekend two points and as many places better off in second, are unbeaten in 16 since the start of the campaign and have scored a staggering 47 goals along the way.
Tyne for change
Newcastle travel to Brighton on Saturday evening at the end of yet another eventful week in the club’s turbulent recent history. Villarreal boss Unai Emery’s decision to reject the Magpies’ advances as they sought a replacement for departed head coach Steve Bruce saw the club’s new owners turn their attention to former Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe. However, regardless of the identity of the man in the dugout, the need for a first league win of the season becomes more pressing by the week if they are to drag themselves out of relegation trouble and having lost 3-0 to the Seagulls home and away last season, the omens are not good.